Cell towers in Smyth County, VA

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Smyth County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. SBA Communications owns 5 of them (31%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 350 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 199 ft) 252 ft

Structures

rank 71 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

69% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Smyth County

10 different registrants own the 16 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Smyth County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 252 feet, 53 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Sugar Grove at 350 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Smyth County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Smyth County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1247165	Tower	350 ft	2006	Sugar Grove	Appalachian Power Company
1216854	Tower	305 ft	2000	Marion	Crown Communication LLC
1063580	Lattice tower	290 ft	1999	Marion	SBA Towers, LLC
1203008	Lattice tower	290 ft	1999	Marion	SBA Towers, LLC
1063710	Lattice tower	284 ft	1999	Chilhowie	SBA Sites, LLC
1062433	Lattice tower	282 ft	1999	Atkins	SBA Towers, LLC
1243622	Lattice tower	269 ft	2004	Saltville	SBA Towers II LLC
1024380	Tower	253 ft	1981	Marion	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1043029	Tower	251 ft	1948	Marion	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1062630	Other or unspecified	235 ft	1998	Marion	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1043028	Tower	215 ft	2006	Marion	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1222002	Lattice tower	200 ft	2005	Marion	American Towers LLC
1045202	Tower	199 ft	2005	Marion	Alltel Corporation
1220050	Tower	152 ft	2000	Atkins	Crown Communication LLC
1205404	Tower	150 ft	1996	Atkins	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1226079	Tower	133 ft	2002	Marion	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Smyth County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Virginia with similar tower counts: Orange County (16), Petersburg city (16), Scott County (16), Westmoreland County (16), Appomattox County (15).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.